Whitfield Emergency Management's Jeff Ownby Receives Top State Certification Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Jeff Ownby (left) receives his Professional Manager certification from Tim Reeve (center) as Commission Chairman Jevin Jensen looks on Jeff Ownby, deputy director of Whitfield Emergency Management, received his “Professional Manager” certification during a ceremony at Monday night’s county commission meeting. The certification comes after Dep. Dir. Ownby completed all the requirements of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Professional Manager program. Tim Reeve, area coordinator for GEMA, thanked the commissioners for the opportunity to recognize Dep. Dir. Ownby “for a lot of hard work that he’s put into the emergency management profession throughout several years.”